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turn them out on the highway. >> reporter: it's a consequence of the long texas drought. without rain, there's no grass. and hay supplies are so low, prices have doubled or tripled. >> kind of bankrupting the people who own the horses. >> sure. >> once the horses are this thin, it can take years to the gain back the weight. >> the ones that i get in that are emaciated, i think it does a lot of things to the inside of the horse, where it make its harder to bring them back and keep them up. just because you bring them out and keep themmum doesn't mean they'll survive. >> these owner -- horses will be taken care of. >> we'll keep them and take care of them for the rest of their lives if nobody adopts them. >> some will get strength. others will always need a little extra love. >> susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> the meadow haven rescue farm is accepting donations through its website. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> she hired a hitman to kill her husband. was she a cold and calculating killer? or a victim of abuse? i'm derek valcourt at the balt
turn them out on the highway. >> reporter: it's a consequence of the long texas drought. without rain, there's no grass. and hay supplies are so low, prices have doubled or tripled. >> kind of bankrupting the people who own the horses. >> sure. >> once the horses are this thin, it can take years to the gain back the weight. >> the ones that i get in that are emaciated, i think it does a lot of things to the inside of the horse, where it make its harder to bring...
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big contrast. 100 degrees-plus in texas. lots of thunderstorm activity out there. west of us, still quite a bit of activity still to move through the region tonight. we still have risk tonight. and particularly tomorrow afternoon, as this front approaches. behind the front, there is dryer air. i think most of the area, from baltimore north, will get? dryer air. but not until late in the day on saturday and into sunday as well. southwest winds on the bay, 10 knots. bay temp, around 77. yeah, tonight, showers and storms. could see more activity later on. low of around 72 tomorrow. warm, humid, scattered showers and storms. some with a heavier downpour and gusty winds. with heavier thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. looks like saturday afternoon. could see some dryer air moves in. pretty much in the city on north. southern section, probably more showers yet on saturday. >> thanks, bob. >>> preparations are under way for a final goodbye to beloved former colt artie donovan. the funeral mass begins at 11:00 a.m. at cathedral. mary our queen. i'll never forget, in an airpo
big contrast. 100 degrees-plus in texas. lots of thunderstorm activity out there. west of us, still quite a bit of activity still to move through the region tonight. we still have risk tonight. and particularly tomorrow afternoon, as this front approaches. behind the front, there is dryer air. i think most of the area, from baltimore north, will get? dryer air. but not until late in the day on saturday and into sunday as well. southwest winds on the bay, 10 knots. bay temp, around 77. yeah,...
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bmw borrow deuced -- introduced its new electric car in austin texas. the new model will cost about 41 to $45,000 depending on some of the options. it goes on sale in the u.s. next spring. something you'd want? >> no, no. >> yeah, i mean you want the roar. >> i do. >> that's kind of quiet. >> that's bad too because you know you're not limiting your footprint but. >> yeah, well. >> i got a lead foot. i have another kind of foot. >> still to come on eyewitness news saturday morning. >> childhood obesity rates take a surprising turn. i'm monique griego and coming up the latest on a study by,,,,, >>> in this morning's health watch, the obesity rate is showing signs of improvement. >> monique griego has more on the new study and what parents need to know. >> while childhood obesity continues to be an epidemic in the sunshine, for u.s. for the first time in years the obesity rate for low income preschoolers is showing signs of improvement. >> it's not a huge drop but it's a positive step. >> a dietitian at mount washington hospital says the change is small bu
bmw borrow deuced -- introduced its new electric car in austin texas. the new model will cost about 41 to $45,000 depending on some of the options. it goes on sale in the u.s. next spring. something you'd want? >> no, no. >> yeah, i mean you want the roar. >> i do. >> that's kind of quiet. >> that's bad too because you know you're not limiting your footprint but. >> yeah, well. >> i got a lead foot. i have another kind of foot. >> still to come on...
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. >> host: in corpus christi, texas, you are on booktv with dr. randall one. >> caller: was an honor to address you this morning. what i wanted to comment on was regarding your earlier comments, of your counselor's tried to redirect in the medical field. i understand where you are coming from because when i was attending power jarvis told the same chain and my daughter was told the same thing by her high school counselor when my daughter mentioned she wanted to attend the university of texas and her counselors said you would be lucky if you can get into your most public or mobile community college offended her also and now she is in her junior year at the university of texas and completed 15 hours successfully. my question is what can you tell the councilors out there that are listening, and what can you do, what can you tell them to change their way of thinking and addressing students and i hope we get to see you at the texas book fair hopefully later this year. it is an honor. >> host: what do you do for a living? >> i am a physical education co
. >> host: in corpus christi, texas, you are on booktv with dr. randall one. >> caller: was an honor to address you this morning. what i wanted to comment on was regarding your earlier comments, of your counselor's tried to redirect in the medical field. i understand where you are coming from because when i was attending power jarvis told the same chain and my daughter was told the same thing by her high school counselor when my daughter mentioned she wanted to attend the university...
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you really need to come down to texas and look. i do not think the employees are going to enforce that he-verify -- e-verify. outcome ife a good they do grant amnesty. host: i think we got the idea. representative? guest: the senate bill is not amnesty. it is a comprehensive immigration reform bill covering many aspects of the row consistent we have today. when this caller -- i have been to houston. houston has a lot of americans working there and a lot of people working hard. they have an economy that is doing ok. if somebody wants to point a finger and say those people do not belong here, i think they are avoiding the truth. there are a lot of good, hard- working people that have come to this country for centuries. some people think that is a bad thing. it is a good thing. i do not know anyone can say they are 100% born here for the last few years. or twoericans are one generations removed for somebody coming here and starting a new life and have american sons and daughters that are contributing to this country. the caller seems
you really need to come down to texas and look. i do not think the employees are going to enforce that he-verify -- e-verify. outcome ife a good they do grant amnesty. host: i think we got the idea. representative? guest: the senate bill is not amnesty. it is a comprehensive immigration reform bill covering many aspects of the row consistent we have today. when this caller -- i have been to houston. houston has a lot of americans working there and a lot of people working hard. they have an...
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and i'm proud to say she is in her junior year at the university of texas and just completed 15 hours very successfully. my question to you is, what can you tell the counselors out there that are listening, the ones in high school counselors, the college counselors? what can you do, tell them to change their rationale, the way of thinking in treeing students, and i hope also to say that i hope we get to see you down here at the texas book fair. hopefully later on this year. it's an honor. thank you. >> host: javier, beautiful we let you go, what do you do for a living? >> i am a physical education coach. >> host: thank you very much. >> guest: okay. first of all. i do want to say that community colleges serve a very important purpose in our society. they're great. but as far as counselors, particularly high school counselors are concerned, recognize that anybody with a normal human brain has enormous potential, and we need to be looking at how do we cultivate that potential? that helps us all in the long run, and never try to dumb someone down or lead them into a place where they're n
and i'm proud to say she is in her junior year at the university of texas and just completed 15 hours very successfully. my question to you is, what can you tell the counselors out there that are listening, the ones in high school counselors, the college counselors? what can you do, tell them to change their rationale, the way of thinking in treeing students, and i hope also to say that i hope we get to see you down here at the texas book fair. hopefully later on this year. it's an honor. thank...
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i was up in lubbock, texas, during the runoff. an older gentleman came up to me and put his hand on my shoulder. he said, i am 74 years old. i am retired. i gave you $2500 for the primary out of my retirement savings. he said, tonight, i am giving you another $2500 for the runoff out of my retirement savings. because if we do not stop what is happening in this country, my retirement is going away. that is powerful, when you look in someone's eyes, and they are saying, please help us turn things around. let us talk about the threats. one of the first fights i was privileged to be part of in the senate was standing side-by-side with my friend, senator rand paul, in his 13 hour filibuster on drugs. -- drones. [applause] when that started, it was 11:47 a.m. that rand paul went to the floor of the senate. most of our colleagues thought what he was doing was strange, curious, even quixotic. the first senators to show up to support him were mike lee and myself. what happened is, the american people began to get engaged. across this count
i was up in lubbock, texas, during the runoff. an older gentleman came up to me and put his hand on my shoulder. he said, i am 74 years old. i am retired. i gave you $2500 for the primary out of my retirement savings. he said, tonight, i am giving you another $2500 for the runoff out of my retirement savings. because if we do not stop what is happening in this country, my retirement is going away. that is powerful, when you look in someone's eyes, and they are saying, please help us turn things...